Προποντίς
From LSJ
Ἀδώνι' ἄγομεν καὶ τὸν Ἄδωνιν κλᾴομεν → We conduct the rites of Adonis, we weep for Adonis (Pherecrates, fr. 170)
English (LSJ)
ίδος, ἡ,
A the Fore-sea, a name given to the Sea of Marmora, that leads into the Pontus, A.Pers.876(lyr.), Hdt.4.85, etc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Προποντίς: -ίδος, ἡ, ἡ πρὸ τοῦ Πόντου θάλασσα, ἡ θάλασσα τοῦ Μαρμαρᾶ, ἥτις κεῖται πρὸ τοῦ Εὐξείνου Πόντου, Ἡρόδ. 4. 85, Αἰσχύλ. Πέρσ. 875, κτλ.
